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March 07: B&C member Robyn
Crossman scoops Yonex Junior Volunteer of the Year award.
Recognition at the highest
level and praise indeed, for one of our own members and her achievements.
Julia Strong Regional Development Officer for BADMINTON England commented:
“What a committed and
inspirational young volunteer Robyn is to Bedfordshire badminton. As part
of Robyn’s numerous volunteer tasks she has been involved in planning the
county tournaments, has helped to establish and promote a new club within
the county, played a part in her own club achieving Silver Club and
maintained her allegiance to another small club. What next – This year she
has agreed to take on the role as co-ordinator for the Bedfordshire Youth
Games.”
Well done Robyn (pictured
below with Yonex Volunteer of the Year Eric Richardson, Essex)
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March 07: Excellent
turnout for the annual Invitational Tournament.
With 50 entrants from Beds,
Bucks, Northants and as far a field as Norfolk & Berkshire a good standard
was guaranteed. And what a weekend it turned out to be, with the Northants
County team dominating the mixed competition, a scratch pairing making the
semi-finals in the men’s and a very close finish in both men’s doubles and mixed
plate finals. If this wasn’t enough, there was a brief distraction
off-court when someone managed to pull a tap head off in the kitchen
necessitating some emergency repairs (wrist strengthening exercises to
blame!).
Anyway another is planned
for next year – so watch this space. Here are the results:
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Men’s
Doubles |
(20-20, 10-21, 20-22) |
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Winners |
Glenn
McMenanmin & Colm Smith |
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Runners-up |
Mark
Freeman & Martin Haxton |
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Ladies’ Doubles |
(21-15, 21-17) |
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Winners |
Cathy
Parkin & Rachel Aiston |
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Runners-up |
Kerrie Harper & Suzanne Rumbles |
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Mixed
Doubles |
(21-16, 20-22, 21-16) |
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Winners |
Jonny
Bougourd & Rachel Aiston |
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Runners-up |
Mark
Wills & Alison Hogg |
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Men’s
Singles |
(21-19,
21-14) |
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Winner |
Darren
Kerins |
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Runner-up |
Jamie
Guntert |
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Ladies’ Singles |
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Winner |
Kerrie Harper |
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Runner-up |
Robyn
Crossman |
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Men’s
Doubles Plate Winners |
Paul
Martell & Paul Heads |
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Mixed
Doubles Plate Winners |
Paul
Heads & Kerrie Harper |
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Men’s
Singles Plate Winner |
Neeraj Shah |
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